James Bond and Doctor Who got smaller as they become fantasy
I really feel this. I'd prefer to feel like these stories are happening in another layer to the world; spooky goings-on just out of eyeshot.
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Canvas is open source, but its cloud services ransomware attack really hurts
It's "the biggest student data privacy disaster in history" - even though the core platform is open source.
Notable links: May 8, 2026
Building a civic information economy, not cultures of extraction.
Plugging the gaps won't save news. It's time to redesign
"Journalists, cultural workers, content creators, and other trusted messengers are enabling better civic insight for communities. How do we economically support the civic information future that society needs?"
The way to save news is not to create monopolistic monocultures
"Why, a funder asked me recently, do two intermediaries this funder saw as offering duplicative services both still exist? Because you—and your funder colleagues—let them, I said." But consolidation is a dangerous road.